Examiner Dean Phan has allowed 446 of 596 decided applications (75%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
Dean Phan maintains a public record across 2 art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Of 596 disposed applications, 446 were allowed, yielding an overall allowance rate of 75%. The allowance rate across his art units ranges from 48% to 81%, reflecting variation in the composition and outcomes of applications examined within TC 2100. This pooled figure aggregates the examiner's work across both art units and describes his past record only.
A pooled record combines statistics from multiple art units into a single aggregate figure. The overall allowance rate of 75% reflects decided applications across all units the examiner covers, not a prediction about any specific case. The range (48% to 81%) shows that individual art units within TC 2100 exhibit different allowance rates; the aggregate masks this variation. These are historical correlational figures, not predictive tools.
These are aggregate statistics from this examiner's past public record — not predictions about any specific application. The per-art-unit figures below show how the record varies across art units. Our approach to patent prosecution →
Each section benchmarks this examiner against that art unit's average. Figures are this examiner's own public record within the art unit; the overall rate above pools them.
Primarily examines interconnection and data transfer between memory, I/O, and processing units.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 106 decided applications with an interview and 381 without.
Primarily examines data-processing methods for specific functions, and processing data by its order or content.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 24 decided applications with an interview and 85 without.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner Dean Phan has a public record within Technology Center 2100. Statistics are computed from publicly available USPTO records, refreshed on a recurring schedule. This page's data was last updated June 25, 2026. The overall allowance rate is total allowed divided by total decided applications (allowed plus abandoned) across all art units — not an average of the per-art-unit rates; pending applications are excluded. Figures are rounded for display. Pooled sample: 624 applications.
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